Health professional shortage and health status and health care access

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 590-598

  Liu, Jiexin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community medicine; Health Professional Shortage Area; Medical services access; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 34848879232     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0062     Document Type: Article

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